Professional Writing Micro-credential

The micro-credential in Professional Writing prepares students for careers and graduate school by providing opportunities for analyzing, practicing, and improving writing in genres including news and media platforms; professional correspondence, grants, and business proposals; and personal essays and podcasts. Students gain hands-on experience through a practicum, and they produce a portfolio of writing samples for use in job or graduate school applications.

Learning Outcomes

Students completing a micro-credential in Professional Writing will:

1. analyze rhetorical situations in professional writing across multiple workplace genres
2. adapt format, style, and tone for a variety of audiences
3. apply rules of grammar, punctuation, style, and organization to improve written work
4. integrate research effectively
5. produce a portfolio of professional writing samples across workplace genres